It was delayed a week by cold weather — but Thursday night the City of Mobile lit the Mardi Gras Tree. Port City favorite — The Excelsior Band — welcoming revelers to Mardi Gras Park.

Riders toss beads from a float during a parade dubbed “Tardy Gras,” to compensate for a cancelled Mardi Gras due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Mobile, Ala., Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo ...

The transformation of Mobile’s Christmas tree into a Mardi Gras tree approached completion Tuesday morning with the installation of a topper created on short notice. As eddies of morning fog ...

Students at Augusta Evans Special School are part of the Mobile Mardi Gras economy. They tag and bag tons of donated beads year-round, sell them to mystic societies, and use the profits to buy ...

Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 24, but the first parades rolled Jan.24 on Dauphin Island. The pace picks up Feb. 6 in Mobile, when thefirst of the city's 33 parades is held. Sponsored Content by Taboola ...

Mardi Gras may be over, but trees along the parade routes remind us of the revelry throughout the year. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

I celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, where I can get all the beads and king cake I want. Here's why it beats New Orleans' crowded festivities.

Mardi Gras loving couple, Sonya Annette and Alan Stephens got engaged in front of Mobile’s first ever Mardi Gras tree! Skip to content. WKRG News 5.

Thanks to its popularity, you can find tons of Mardi Gras tree ornaments on sites like Amazon and Etsy. You can also shop in-store at places like Walmart, Party City and Michaels.

Thanks to its popularity, you can find tons of Mardi Gras tree ornaments on sites like Amazon and Etsy. You can also shop in-store at places like Walmart, Party City and Michaels.

It was delayed a week by cold weather — but Thursday night the City of Mobile lit the Mardi Gras Tree. Port City favorite — The Excelsior Band — welcoming revelers to Mardi Gras Park.